MRC vs. PLUS, TOT, ARW, GMS, SAG, JPEI, SNX, NAH, ASH, and COR
Should you be buying The Mercantile Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Mercantile Investment Trust include Plus500 (PLUS), Total Produce (TOT), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Gulf Marine Services (GMS), Science Group (SAG), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income (JPEI), Synectics (SNX), NAHL Group (NAH), Ashley House plc (ASH.L) (ASH), and 70688 (COR.L) (COR). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
The Mercantile Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors
Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Plus500 pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Mercantile Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, The Mercantile Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Plus500. The Mercantile Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Plus500's score of 0.00 indicating that The Mercantile Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Plus500 currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,782, indicating a potential downside of 17.94%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than The Mercantile Investment Trust.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Plus500. The Mercantile Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
51.2% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Plus500's net margin of 36.45%. Plus500's return on equity of 39.06% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.
Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Plus500 beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MRC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
